Mooresville Golf Club began as a Donald Ross nine in 1948 — a quiet municipal layout drawn into the land above what is now Lake Norman. Almost seventy years later it was reborn as an eighteen-hole Kris Spence design, and named one of the country's best renovations.
Working the natural roll of the Piedmont above Lake Norman.
The course operates as the Town of Mooresville's public nine — quietly, and largely intact.
The Town commissions Kris Spence to design a complete restoration and expansion to eighteen holes.
Eighteen holes — Ross's original nine restored, Spence's new nine on the back ridge.
Named the third-best golf course renovation in the country.
Ross was 76 years old when he routed the original nine at Mooresville. He had drawn or redrawn hundreds of courses across the country, but this was a public commission for a small Carolina town — and one of his final designs.
The land he chose rolls gently toward the lake. He used it with characteristic restraint: small greens with subtle interior contour, bunkering placed for the eye more than the shot, fairways wide enough for a Saturday foursome to enjoy.
The third-best golf course renovation in the country.
Born in Dornoch, Scotland. Apprenticed under Old Tom Morris before emigrating to the United States in 1899. Designed or renovated more than 400 courses, including Pinehurst No. 2, Oakland Hills, and Seminole. Mooresville is one of his last completed designs.
Has restored more original Donald Ross designs than any living architect, including work at Sedgefield, Greensboro, and the original Pine Needles. Known for restraint, walkability, and a deep working knowledge of Ross's drawings.
